DESIRABLE BODY WEIGHT MAY BE DETERMINED BY TWO SIMPLE METHODS

DESIRABLE BODY WEIGHT MAY BE DETERMINED BY TWO SIMPLE METHODS:-

A) USING A SIMPLE FORMULAR - TABLE 1

TABLE 1

HEIGHT

DESIRABLE BODY WEIGHT

MALE (lb/kg)

FEMALE (lb/kg)

5'	106 lb/ 48 kg	100 lb/ 45 kg
5' 1"	112 lb/ 51 kg	105 lb/ 48 kg
5' 2"	118 lb /54 kg	110 lb / 50 kg
5' 3 "	124 lb / 56 kg	115 lb / 52 kg
5' 4"	130 lb / 59 kg	120 lb / 55 kg
5' 5"	136 lb / 62 kg	125 lb / 57 kg
5' 6"	142 lb / 64 kg	130 lb / 59 kg
5' 7"	148 lb /67 kg	135 lb / 61 kg
5' 8"	154 lb / 70 kg	140 lb / 64 kg
5' 9"	160 lb / 73 kg	145 lb / 66 kg
5' 10"	166 lb / 75 kg	150 lb / 68 kg
5' 11"	172 lb / 78 kg	155 lb / 70 kg
6'	178 lb / 81 kg	160 lb / 73 kg

THE ABOVE TABLE IS BASED ON USING A SIMPLE RULE OF THE THUMB WHERE IT MAY BE CALCULATED AS SHOWN HERE :-

MALE (MEDIUM BODY FRAME)

HEIGHT 5' - 106 lbs FOR EVERY 1" ABOVE 5' - ADD 6 lbs

FEMALE (MEDIUM BODY FRAME)

HEIGHT 5 ' - 100LBS FOR EVERY 1 " ABOVE 5 ' -ADD 5 ILS

FOR LARGE BODY FRAME - ADD 10% TO FINAL VALUE

FOR SMALL BODY FRAME - SUBTRACT 10% FROM FINAL VALUE

B. USING THE BODY MASS INDEX (B.M.I) - TABLE II

THIS METHOD BASED ON USING THE FORMULA OF (B.M.I) BEING EQUAL TO WEIGHT (kg) / HEIGHT (M 2 )

PLEASE REFER TO TABLE II FOR A REFERENCE OF YOUR (B.M.I) VALUE

INTERPRETATION OF DATA FOR B.M.I.

B.M.I.

< 20 - UNDERWEIGHT

20 - 24.9(MALE) - DESIRABLE 18 - 24.9(FEMALE) - DESIRABLE 25 - 29.9 - OVERWEIGHT 30 - 39.9 - OBESE > 40 - SEVERELY

TABLE II

BODY MASS INDEX

BODY MASS INDEX READY RECKONER

WEIGHT (kg) ( TO THE NEAREST 1 (kg)

101 104 107 110 112 115 118 121 124 127 130 133 136 139 143 146 149 152 156 159 162 166 169 173

99 102 104 107 110 113 115 118 121 124 127 130 133 136 139 143 146 149 152 156 159 162 166 169

97 99 102 105 107 110 113 115 118 121 124 127 130 133 136 139 142 146 149 152 155 159 162 165

95 97 100 102 105 108 110 113 116 119 121 124 127 130 133 136 139 142 145 148 152 155 158 161

92 95 97 100 102 105 108 110 113 116 119 121 124 127 130 133 136 139 142 145 148 151 154 158

90 92 95 97 100 102 105 108 110 113 116 119 121 124 127 130 133 135 138 141 144 148 151 154

88 90 92 95 97 100 102 105 108 110 113 116 119 121 124 127 130 133 135 138 141 144 147 150

86 88 90 92 95 97 100 102 105 107 110 112 115 118 120 123 126 129 132 134 137 140 143 146

83 86 88 90 92 95 97 100 102 104 107 110 112 115 117 120 123 125 128 131 134 136 139 142

81 83 85 88 90 92 95 97 99 102 104 107 109 112 114 117 119 122 125 127 130 133 136 138

79 81 83 85 87 90 92 94 96 99 101 104 106 108 111 113 116 119 121 124 126 129 132 134

77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 94 96 98 101 103 105 108 110 113 115 118 120 123 125 128 131

74 76 78 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 98 100 102 105 107 109 112 114 117 119 122 124 127

72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 93 95 97 99 101 104 106 108 111 113 116 118 120 123

70 72 74 75 77 79 81 83 85 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 103 105 107 110 112 114 117 119

68 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 102 104 106 108 111 113 115

65 67 69 71 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 103 105 107 109 111

63 65 66 68 70 72 74 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 101 103 105 108

61 62 64 66 67 69 71 73 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 89 91 93 95 98 100 102 104

59 60 62 63 65 67 68 70 72 73 75 77 79 81 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100

56 58 59 61 62 64 66 67 69 71 72 74 76 77 79 81 83 85 87 88 90 92 94 96

54 55 57 58 60 61 63 65 66 68 69 71 73 74 76 78 80 81 83 85 87 89 90 92

52 53 55 56 57 59 60 62 63 65 67 68 70 71 73 75 76 78 80 81 83 85 87 88

50 51 52 54 55 56 58 59 61 62 64 65 67 68 70 71 73 75 76 78 79 81 83 85

47 49 50 51 52 54 55 57 58 59 61 62 64 65 67 68 70 71 73 75 76 78 79 81

45 46 47 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 58 59 61 62 63 65 66 68 69 71 72 74 75 77

43 44 45 46 47 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 58 59 60 62 63 64 66 67 69 70 72 73

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 64 65 66 68 69

38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 63 64 65

ft-ins

1.50 1.52 1.54 1.56 1.58 1.60 1.62 1.64 1.66 1.68 1.70 1.72 1.74 1.76 1.78 1.80 1.82 1.84 1.86 1.88 1.90 1.92 1.94 1.96

4.11 5.0 5.03 5.11 5.21 5.3 5.33 5.41 5.51 5.6 5.63 5.73 5.81 5.91 5.1 5.103 5.113 6.01 6.11 6.2 6.23 6.33 6.41 6.5

METHOD : e.g Height 5' 3", Weight 56 kg, B.M.I. = 22

1 - LOOK FOR YOUR HEIGHT

2 - FOLLOW UPWARDS TO MEET YOUR WEIGHT

3 - THEN FOLLOW LEFT TO GET YOUR (B.M.I)